{"product_id":"walkable-city-rules-101-steps-to-making-better-places-9781610918985","title":"Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Cities are the future of the human race, and Jeff Speck knows how to make them work.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e --David Owen, staff writer at the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nearly every US city would like to be more walkable--for reasons of health, wealth, and the environment--yet few are taking the proper steps to get there. The goals are often clear, but the path is seldom easy. Jeff Speck's follow-up to his bestselling \u003ci\u003eWalkable City\u003c\/i\u003e is the resource that cities and citizens need to usher in an era of renewed street life. \u003ci\u003eWalkable \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity Rules\u003c\/i\u003e is a doer's guide to making change in cities, and making it now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The 101 rules are practical yet engaging--worded for arguments at the planning commission, illustrated for clarity, and packed with specifications as well as data. For ease of use, the rules are grouped into 19 chapters that cover everything from selling walkability, to getting the parking right, escaping automobilism, making comfortable spaces and interesting places, and doing it now  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalkable City \u003c\/i\u003ewas written to inspire; \u003ci\u003eWalkable City Rules \u003c\/i\u003ewas written to enable. It is the most comprehensive tool available for bringing the latest and most effective city-planning practices to bear in your community. The content and presentation make it a force multiplier for place-makers and change-makers everywhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeff Speck is a city planner and urban designer who, through writing, lectures, and built work, advocates internationally for more walkable cities. As Director of Design at the National Endowment for the Arts, he oversaw the Mayors' Institute on City Design and created the Governors' Institute on Community Design. Prior to joining the endowment, Speck spent ten years as Director of Town Planning at DPZ and Co., the principal firm behind the New Urbanism movement. He is author of \u003ci\u003eWalkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time\u003c\/i\u003e and the co-author of \u003ci\u003eSuburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Smart Growth Manual.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuburban Nation \u003c\/i\u003ewas called \"the bible of urbanists,\" by the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal.\" \u003c\/i\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor \u003c\/i\u003ecalled \u003ci\u003eWalkable City \"\u003c\/i\u003etimely and important, a delightful, insightful, irreverent work,\" and \"required reading.\" Jeff Speck's TED talks and other videos have been viewed more than three million times. With \u003ci\u003eWalkable City Rules, \u003c\/i\u003ehe can be expected to cement his role as the most listened-to city planner in America. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Island Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50630039175442,"sku":"9781610918985","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cafded07-08e5-409d-8bce-a5bf6cda9a83.jpg?v=1732741726","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/walkable-city-rules-101-steps-to-making-better-places-9781610918985","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}